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Dec. 4, 2023 15:36

Participant of Hero Training and Silkway Accelerator Programs, Represented by Astana Hub, Shares Insights on Startup Industry Development in Kazakhstan

The co-founder of ProsperPay, a participant in the Hero Training and Silkway Accelerator programs introduced by Astana Hub, shared his perspective on the development of the startup industry in Kazakhstan.
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Dec. 4, 2023 08:48

I Invested 8 Million Tenge Saved for an Apartment": Almaty Resident Forsakes Profitable Businesses for IT Startup

Ablai Yusupov embarked on entrepreneurship while studying marketing at Almaty Management University. Initially, he and his friends created the wine project Queex (producing short funny videos), then moved on to developing a language center. After graduating, he founded Upgrade School, a school for marketing, management, and SMM training. Over time, it transformed into an IT startup, Upgrade Business – an online platform offering access to 70+ educational courses across various fields. The service's main advantage is its short lessons, each lasting 5-10 minutes. In an interview with the joint project Digital Business and Astana Hub "100 Startup Stories of Kazakhstan," Ablai discussed his transition from traditional business to IT, how he managed to create a mobile application for zero tenge, and why he decided to develop his product following the Netflix model.
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Dec. 1, 2023 12:27

The results of Global Outsourcer program: 73 contracts from 27 countries totaling $158,000

The Global Outsourcer program, aimed at supporting IT outsourcing companies to enhance Kazakhstan's export potential, has successfully concluded its first iteration. Fifteen innovative teams underwent acceleration, securing 73 contracts worth a total of $158,000. The participants' sales geography spanned 27 countries, including the USA, Canada, European nations, Turkey, Australia, and others.
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Dec. 1, 2023 11:46

Is your child spending hours staring at a smartphone? A Kazakh startup aims to tackle children’s gadget addiction

Baglan Ayazbayev and Lana Dikanchieva, a married couple, have dedicated two years to developing the educational application for children called Smart Zebra (formerly OILA). Initially, their goal was to create a product that could steer children towards studying anatomy or history instead of simply watching cartoons. However, their current aim is more ambitious: to overcome children’s addiction to gadgets. Paradoxically, they plan to achieve this goal through a mobile application.
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Nov. 30, 2023 15:06

How Astana Hub Changed the View on the Future of the IT Ecosystem in Kazakhstan

The technology park has compiled a unique "short list" of the best Kazakhstani startups.
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Nov. 30, 2023 14:19

How to Change Your Life with the Tech Orda Project

Tech Orda is a program for financing private IT schools in Kazakhstan by the MCRIAP RK and Astana Hub. It is aimed at preparing IT specialists. Each student is provided with a grant of up to 600,000 tenge and offers unique opportunities for professional growth. Graduates of this project in the Abay region shared their impressions of the training and talked about how they applied the knowledge gained in practice.
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Nov. 30, 2023 11:00

Free Social Leadership Program Covers Six Regions of Kazakhstan

The qualifying round for the social leadership and project activity course "Beginit by inDrive" took place in the East Kazakhstan region. The initiative, supported by Astana Hub and Oskemen IT Hub, aims to help young people unlock their potential and develop skills to create innovative solutions in the social sphere of the region.
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Nov. 29, 2023 17:15

Innovative methods of combating drug addiction were developed by the participants of AMANAT TECH

In collaboration with the international technopark Astana Hub, the youth wing of the AMANAT party, "Zhastar Rukhy," successfully conducted the national hackathon AMANAT TECH. Over 80 participants aged between 16 and 35 presented innovative approaches to combating drug addiction and the spread of narcotics as part of the project "Esirtkige zhol zhoq".
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Nov. 28, 2023 16:01

Training Couriers in IT Specialties: Glovo in Partnership with Astana Hub

Glovo's CEO Oscar Pierre visited Kazakhstan for the first time and met with representatives of the country's IT community at the international technopark Astana Hub. During the meeting, he shared the history of his company's formation and discussed the experiences and nuances of running a startup.
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Nov. 28, 2023 14:24

Tech Orda түлегі: жаңа білімнің арқасында маған шетелден тапсырыстар түсе бастады

Биыл аталмыш бағдарлама бойынша оқытатын курстар саны артты, деп хабарлайды @Pavlodarnews.kz тілшісі. Tech Orda – Қазақстанның жекеменшік мектептерінде IT мамандарын даярлауға бағытталған Қазақстан Республикасы Цифрлық даму, инновациялар және аэроғарыш өнеркәсібі министрлігі мен Astana Hub халықаралық технопаркінің біріккен қаржыландыру бағдарламасы. Оған 18 бен 45 жас аралығындағы қазақстандықтар қатыса алады.
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